Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster, PA

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Community Redevelopment Authority and Available Surplus Buildings

and Land at Military Installations Designated for Closure: Naval Air

Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster, PA

SUMMARY: This Notice provides information regarding the redevelopment

authority that has been established to plan the reuse of the Naval Air

Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster, Pennsylvania, and the

surplus property that is located at that base closure site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further general information,

contact John J. Kane, Director, Department of the Navy, Real Estate

Operations, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 200 Stovall Street,

Alexandria, VA 22332-2300, telephone (703) 325-0474, or Marian E.

DiGiamarino, Special Assistant for Real Estate, Base Closure Team,

Northern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Lester, PA

19113-2090, telephone (610) 595-0762. For more detailed information

regarding particular properties identified in this Notice (i.e.

acreage, floorplan, sanitary facilities, exact street address, etc.),

contact Helen McCabe, Realty Specialist, Base Closure Team, Northern

Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Lester, PA 19113-2090,

telephone (610) 595-0549.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1991, the Naval Air Warfare Center,

Aircraft Division, Warminster, Pennsylvania, was designated for

realignment pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of

1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended. In 1995 this designation was

revised to reflect complete closure. Pursuant to this revised

designation, on 28 September 1995, the remaining land and facilities at

this installation were declared excess to the Department of Navy and

made available for use by other federal public agencies. No interest

has been expressed.

Notice of Surplus Property

Pursuant to paragraph (7)(B) of Section 2905(b) of the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended by the Base Closure

Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, the

following information regarding the redevelopment authority for and

surplus property at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division,

Warminster, Pennsylvania, is published in the Federal Register.

Redevelopment Authority

The redevelopment authority for the Naval Air Warfare Center,

Aircraft Division, Warminster, Pennsylvania, for purposes of

implementing the provisions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Act of 1990, as amended, is the Federal Lands Reuse Authority of Bucks

County (FLRA-BC), chaired by Mr. Robert Finley. A cross section of

community interests is represented on the Reuse Authority. For further

information contact Mr. Steven W. Rockwell, Executive Director, Federal

Lands Reuse Authority of Bucks County, P.O. Box 3049, Warminster, PA

18974, telephone (215) 957-2310, facsimile (215) 957-2322.

Surplus Property Descriptions

The following is a listing of the additional land and facilities at

the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster,

Pennsylvania including the Oreland Open Water Test Facility, Oreland,

PA, an off-site component, that are surplus to the federal government.

Land

Approximately 53 acres of improved and unimproved fee simple land

at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster,

Pennsylvania (including its off-site component). In general, all areas

will be available upon the closure of the Air Warfare Center,

anticipated for March 1997.

Buildings

The following is a summary of the facilities located on the above

described land which will be available when the Center closes in March

1997, unless otherwise indicated. Property numbers are available on

request.

Main Base

Biological lab facilities (3 structures); Comments: Approx. 8,938

square feet;--Communications systems lab facility (5 structures);

Comments: Approx. 28,947 square feet;--Community research lab

facilities (9 structures); Comments: Approx. 75,163 square feet;--Fire/

rescue facility (1 structure); Comments: Approx. 13,139 square feet;--

Gate/entry facility (2 structures); Comments: Approx. 246 square

feet;--Minibuoy test facility (1 structure); Comments:

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Approx. 40 square feet;--Miscellaneous facilities; Comments: Measuring

systems vary (TACAMO aprons, fencing, etc.);--Paved drive/plant area;

Comments: measuring systems vary;--Pavements/grounds; Comments: Approx.

2,643 square feet (parking, sidewalks, roads, etc.);--Primary

substation; Comments: Measuring systems vary;--Public works shop and

maintenance storage facilities (6 structures); Comments: Approx. 4716

square feet;--Refuel vehicle facility (2 structures); Comments: Approx.

1,120 square feet;--Research, development, test & evaluation storage

lab facility (1 structure); Comments: Approx. 577 square feet;--Sewage

treatment facility (2 structures); Comments: Approx. 2,543 square

feet;--Sonobuoy Accelerator (1 structure); Comments: Approx. 40 square

feet;--Substation #2A; Comments: Measuring systems vary;--Substation #4

facility (1 structure); Comments: Approx. 626 square feet;--Switch/

substation (2 structures); Comments: Approx. 3,507 square feet;--

Underwater lab (6 structures); Comments: Approx 58,818 square feet; --

Utilities; Comments: Measuring systems vary (water, electric

distribution lines, fire protection, drainage ditch, sanitary sewer);--

Well-potable water #10; Comments: Approx 58,818 square feet.

Off-Site Component

Instrument facility (1 structure); Comments: Approx. 253 square

feet;--Miscellaneous facilities; Comments: Measuring systems vary

(loading dock and pad, fixed crane, flag pole, fencing, electric line,

parking area, etc.)

Expressions of Interest

Pursuant to paragraph 7(C) of Section 2905(b) of the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended by the Base Closure

Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, State and

local governments, representatives of the homeless, and other

interested parties located in the vicinity of the Naval Air Warfare

Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster, Pennsylvania, shall submit to

said redevelopment authority Federal Lands Reuse Authority of Bucks

County (FLRA-BC) a notice of interest, of such governments,

representatives and parties in the above described surplus property, or

any portion thereof. A notice of interest shall describe the need of

the government, representative, or party concerned for the desired

surplus property. Pursuant paragraphs 7(C) of said Section 2905(b), the

redevelopment authority shall assist interested parties in evaluating

the surplus property for the intended use and publish in a newspaper of

general circulation in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania, the

date by which expressions of interest must be submitted.

Dated: March 12, 1996.

M. A. Waters,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 96-6817 Filed 3-20-96; 8:45 am]

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